Wallace, David FosterGirl with Curious Hair New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. First edition, first printing. Signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page, inscribed "For Vance Morgan All Best Wishes" with a smiley face. Near Fine, with faint bruising at spine ends and light rubbing to metallic title stamping on spine, else a rather sharp copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing. A lovely copy of the author's second published work, signed.

Clarke, Arthur C 2001: A Space Odyssey TYPESCRIPT 1989 Author dated and SIGNED typescript page - part one submission for 2001 Space Odyssey. Fine. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Fine/No Jacket.

[Cheloniidae Press / ABCedary Letterpress] Robinson, Alan J, designer and artist; Mark Philip Carol, designer and author; Brian Davies, ForewordAncient Needs Milford, NY: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. [Artist's Proof] with a full suite of the eleven aquatint and dry point etchings and five wood engravings all signed and numbered by the artist. Also with an unnumbered original drawing of a baby Harp Seal. There are three editions of the work totaling 76 copies, some without the extra suite of prints and some with a full vellum binding. There are also four artist proof copies. Signed and numbered by Robinson, Carol, and Davies. This splendid production from the ABCedary Letterpress was the first letterpress edition to be issued as part of a joint venture of Alan James Robinson and Mark Philip Carol. The editions were to be produced in the classic manner of Robinson's renowned Cheloniidae Press. The story is an original narrative by Mark Philip Carol about the Harp Seals of the Magdalen Islands in Canada. He writes of the vulnerability and exploitation of the white furred seal pups, which for centuries have been killed by the tens of thousands each year for their fur and fat. In recent years, the world turned against the baby seal hunts and their slaughter is now partially banned in Canada, which still allows the hunting of pups after they have shed their white coats (as young as two weeks old). There have been efforts to replace seal hunting with seal watching, but with mixed success. Robinson's illustrations are poignant and moving images to accompany the story, which recounts a young native boy's resistance to killing the baby seals despite family and tribal pressure. The text and wood engravings were printed on Saunders hot-press watercolor paper by master printer Harold Patrick McGrath. Sara Krohn editioned the etchings on Rives BFK paper. Blue Japanese Moriki paper with captions protects the etchings. Claudia Cohen and Robinson designed the bindings. This edition is bound in a full vellum binding with exposed vellum laces by Claudia Cohen. The cover has a window that frames a wood engraving of a Harp Seal pup portrait. The suite of prints is laid in a blue linen-silk chemise and is housed with the book in a blue linen-silk clamshell box. Some fading to spine of box but otherwise the book, the suite of prints, chemise, and case are in fine condition. Six page prospectus also laid in. 11 x 15 inches. Unpaginated. PRI/072017.

BECKETT, Samuel and Robert RymanNohow On (Signed Limited Edition) New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Number 89 from an edition of 550 copies. Prose by Beckett with three short works that includes "Company," "Ill Seen Ill Said," and "Worstward Ho." Accompanied by 6 original aquatints by Robert Ryman. A fine copy in full black Nigerian Oasis goatskin leather and housed in a fine cloth clamshell box lined with gray ultrasuede. No dust jacket as issued. Limited Editions Club newsletter laid in. Signed by Beckett and Ryman on the limitation page. A gorgeous production.

GARDNER, JohnLICENCE TO KILL Armchair 1989 - First edition. Original black boards with gilt titling to the spine, in a pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. A James Bond novel. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

[FLEMING, Ian] GARDNER, John (1926-2007).James Bond: License [Licence] to Kill. Signed Limited Edition. From the motion picture written by Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum. The Armchair Detective Library, 1989. Limited issue No. 85, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Bound in the publisher's de luxe binding of plum-coloured cloth with gilt trim and pictorial illustration, in cloth slip-case. 'Licence to Kill' is bibliographically complex; the UK-printed trade edition was published in April 1989 (with cancelled title). The 'Collector' edition (blue cloth) and 'Signed Limited' edition (burgundy cloth) followed in May, both these cloth versions being printed in America with integral title pages (with US spelling 'License') and representing the FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING. This copy has been read but is presentable, with one bumped corner and some wear to head of spine neatly repaired. A very good copy of a rare book (only 100 copies). Gilbert p.613. Hubin; Crime Fiction IV.

Negley, WilliamArcher in Africa Amwell 1989 - This is a limited, 805/100, signed and also inscribed copy of this hard to find book. The Binding is a pressed alligator with a gold elephant head on the front. Unfortunately the box has been lost. There is an inscription on the title page, also an additional signature aside from the regular signatures of Negley and Rikkoff on the limitation page. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

Murakami, HarukiA Wild Sheep Chase. New York: Kodansha International, 1989. First edition of Murakami's extraordinary literary thriller that launched his international reputation. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Haruki Murakami on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Alfred Birnbaum. Murakami is a mythmaker for the millennium, a wiseacre wiseman" (New York Times Book Review).

David A. FrickModern Philology Polish Sacred Philology in the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation: Chapters in the History of Controversies (University of California Publications in Modern Philology) Modern Philology Volume 123 Berkeley, Ca: Univ Of California Pr, 1989 The only issue we find is a bit of shelf wear to the edges of the cover otherwise Clean and unmarked We try to be conservative in rating the condition of our used books. We feel there has to be an element of trust when you buy something on the internet sowe give a 100% no questions asked [30 day] full refund of the purchase price of the book, on any purchase that for any reason is not up to your expectations. Compare our feedback score with other sellers and then buy from ChoiceUsedBooks.com

DAHL, Roald.Rhyme Stew. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. London: Jonathan Cape, 1989 - Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. With the pictorial dust jacket. An excellent copy in the jacket with some faint foxing to flaps. Half-tone illustrations to the text. Signed by Dahl on a bookplate to the front free endpaper. Reprint. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

Follett, KenThe Pillars of the Earth - SIGNED and LINED London: Macmillan, 1989. A first edition, first printing published in 1989 by Macmillan. A fine book in near fine unclipped wrapper (price blocked out). Some light wear to the edges. SIGNED by the Author to the title page with the addition of the last line of the book ('After today, he thought, the world would never be the same'. The first time we have seen the book signed with the last line of the book.

Thatcher, Floyd W. (editor) Guidepost StaffThe Guidepost Bible Study Program New & Old Testament 31 Volume Set & Workbooks Guidepost, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Includes all 31 hardcover books, 30 "Knowing More about" Workbooks and 30 "My Working Bible" Workbooks. The only book that is missing both workbooks is the first Genesis Book. All of the workbooks are Free of markings; 14 books are still factory sealed. Will be shipped in 2 boxes due to the weight.

JACKS, Robert (1943-2014)Cornish Etchings 1989 Eight etchings and one frontispiece printed by Diane Davidson and Peter Stevens at Sydney Print Studio in an edition of Twelve with two artist's proofs and two printer's proofs 200 GSM BFK Arches. Cloth bound portfolio with title label measuring 570 x 460mm housing eight etchings and one etched frontispiece, each signed and numbered by the artist. A rare early folio by the artist based on his travels in the region.
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Thorpe, Peter (for Tony Hillerman)Talking God: Original Painting for the Cover plus the signed first edition [2 Items] Harper & Row, 1989. Fine Book/Fine Framed Painting. A beautiful painting, professionally framed, by Peter Thorpe that was selected by Harper & Row for the cover of the advance reading copy and publicity for "Talking God" by the ever-popular author Tony Hillerman. Also included is first trade edition of the book, signed by Tony Hillerman. The painting is framed and matted in a black wood frame that measures 12" x 16" high. The painting is done in acrylic on handmade paper and the visible size of the painting is 9 1/2" x 6" high. The framing includes the first edition cover. The first edition of "Talking God" is in fine condition, with a complete dustjacket in an archival dustjacket, signed by Tony Hillerman on the half-title page. Published in 1989, "Talking God" was the ninth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman. Peter Thorpe's painting was used for the pre-print, or advanced reading copy of the book and used in advance advertising for the book. An editor at Harper & Row decided that he wanted to see some of Washington D.C. in the cover image, so Thorpe made slight revisions for the final first edition cover. The painting has not been examined outside of the frame. A beautiful set.

Bishop, Elizabeth, Robert Giroux & Tamara Turner[Letters and postcards from Elizabeth Bishop to Tamara Turner, with later correspondence between Turner and Robert Giroux] Seattle, London, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco & New York, 1989. Three single-page letters and two postcards from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop to lesbian activist Tamara Turner, discussing professional and personal life; these are accompanied by two letters from publisher Robert Giroux to Turner discussing the provision of Turner's letters to a collection of Bishop's writings, and a note from Giroux's assistant to Turner. All are accompanied by the original envelopes with canceled stamps, mostly hand-addressed, with photocopies paperclipped to the originals. Very good, with expected wear and tearing to the envelopes. Bishop was on the faculty of the University of Washington in the 1960s where she met and befriended Tamara Turner, who later became a member of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women and pressed those groups to become involved in the struggle for LGBTQ rights. After Bishop left the University for Harvard, then London and back to Rio (she spent 17 years in Brazil where she met her life-partner Lota), the two corresponded by telephone, letters and postcards. In 1989 Turner heard that Robert Giroux, publisher at FS & G and onetime publisher of Bishop's books at Harcourt, was planning a collection of the poet's correspondence ("One Art: Letters of Elizabeth Bishop"). Turner wrote to Giroux offering her collection of letters and postcards (which turned out to be far fewer than she recalled). These were accepted and sent in photocopy to the publisher. Tamara is mentioned in the acknowledgments of the book, which was published in 1994. The items included here are the originals along with the photocopies sent to Giroux and two photocopies of Turner's original correspondence with the publisher.The earliest correspondence is a postcard from London dated November 9, 1966 and is handwritten on a card that is a facsimile of Shelley's original draft of "Ode to the West Wind" which Bishop lightly derides and then goes on to recommend John Lennon's books which she has been reading. Next is another postcard, this from Rio dated January 18, 1967 with a typed message about the aborted trip to England and Europe that was cut short due to Lota's illness. This also has a short handwritten message surrounding the typed text and signed by Bishop. The third item is dated February 8, 1968 and is typewritten, as Bishop had broken her wrist. It is signed in a "decrepit" signature (her words) In an envelope mailed from her temporary address in San Francisco. The fourth item is a handwritten letter signed by Bishop as Elizabeth written on University Tower Hotel, Seattle letterhead; it includes the original pages of introductory notes written by the President of the University of Washington used to introduce her at the 11th Anniversary Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading. Her annotations and commentary are quite humorous. The fifth and final letter from Bishop to Turner is another postcard of the Boston historical site Faneuil Hall dated June 20, 1973. It is typed and signed in ink. She speaks of reading Chekhov's letters and tells of a footnote that refers to the name "Tamara." She also speaks of the oppressive heat and plans to attend a concert by Ella Fitzgerald at a racetrack.There are two typed letters signed from Giroux to Tamara Turner in original envelopes thanking her for the access to the correspondence and her own two letters to him containing memories of her friendship with the poet. Those letters are represented in photocopy. The final piece is a short note from Giroux's assistant apologizing that he is away and requesting copies of the correspondence to be considered for the planned book. Finally a b&w postcard photo of Bishop in Rio.

-Wu Guanzhong: A Contemporary Chinese Artist The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, 1989. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY WU GUANZHONG, the subject of this very impressive 1989 catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in its beige cloth. Quarto, 183 pgs., crisp, high-quality color reproductions thruout. The exhibition debuted at the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, June-August 1989. Also includes a VG+ example of publisher's printed card slipcase.

MALOSSI, Giannino. (editor).Apparel Arts. 1989 - Turin: Gruppo GFT. 1989. 4to. Three volumes. Original stiff paper wrappers, in slip case; illustrated throughout in colour and b&w; a little rubbing to slipcase and wrappers, otherwise near fine. First edition thus. A scarce and important summary of the influential 1930s menswear magazine Apparel Arts. The first volume looks at the clothes themselves, while the second volume puts fashion into the contect of 1930s society, culture and politics. The third volume contains a reprint of the Summer 1934 issue of the magazine. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

LETI, BrunoBruno Leti. Return to Memories (series 1). A folio of three woodcuts. Melbourne : the artist, 1989. Folio, silkscreened wrappers by Larry Rawling, containing three original colour woodcuts (Sabina, Clonbinane, Arrival 51), each signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 30 copies. Appears to be unrecorded in Australian collections.

Bishop, Elizabeth, Robert Giroux & Tamara Turner[Letters and postcards from Elizabeth Bishop to Tamara Turner, with later correspondence between Turner and Robert Giroux] Seattle, London, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco & New York: 1966-1989. Three single-page letters and two postcards from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop to lesbian activist Tamara Turner, discussing professional and personal life; these are accompanied by two letters from publisher Robert Giroux to Turner discussing the provision of Turner's letters to a collection of Bishop's writings, and a note from Giroux's assistant to Turner. All are accompanied by the original envelopes with canceled stamps, mostly hand-addressed, with photocopies paperclipped to the originals. Very good, with expected wear and tearing to the envelopes. Bishop was on the faculty of the University of Washington in the 1960s where she met and befriended Tamara Turner, who later became a member of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women and pressed those groups to become involved in the struggle for LGBTQ rights. After Bishop left the University for Harvard, then London and back to Rio (she spent 17 years in Brazil where she met her life-partner Lota), the two corresponded by telephone, letters and postcards. In 1989 Turner heard that Robert Giroux, publisher at FS & G and onetime publisher of Bishop's books at Harcourt, was planning a collection of the poet's correspondence ("One Art: Letters of Elizabeth Bishop"). Turner wrote to Giroux offering her collection of letters and postcards (which turned out to be far fewer than she recalled). These were accepted and sent in photocopy to the publisher. Tamara is mentioned in the acknowledgments of the book, which was published in 1994. The items included here are the originals along with the photocopies sent to Giroux and two photocopies of Turner's original correspondence with the publisher.The earliest correspondence is a postcard from London dated November 9, 1966 and is handwritten on a card that is a facsimile of Shelley's original draft of "Ode to the West Wind" which Bishop lightly derides and then goes on to recommend John Lennon's books which she has been reading. Next is another postcard, this from Rio dated January 18, 1967 with a typed message about the aborted trip to England and Europe that was cut short due to Lota's illness. This also has a short handwritten message surrounding the typed text and signed by Bishop. The third item is dated February 8, 1968 and is typewritten, as Bishop had broken her wrist. It is signed in a "decrepit" signature (her words) In an envelope mailed from her temporary address in San Francisco. The fourth item is a handwritten letter signed by Bishop as Elizabeth written on University Tower Hotel, Seattle letterhead; it includes the original pages of introductory notes written by the President of the University of Washington used to introduce her at the 11th Anniversary Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading. Her annotations and commentary are quite humorous. The fifth and final letter from Bishop to Turner is another postcard of the Boston historical site Faneuil Hall dated June 20, 1973. It is typed and signed in ink. She speaks of reading Chekhov's letters and tells of a footnote that refers to the name "Tamara." She also speaks of the oppressive heat and plans to attend a concert by Ella Fitzgerald at a racetrack.There are two typed letters signed from Giroux to Tamara Turner in original envelopes thanking her for the access to the correspondence and her own two letters to him containing memories of her friendship with the poet. Those letters are represented in photocopy. The final piece is a short note from Giroux's assistant apologizing that he is away and requesting copies of the correspondence to be considered for the planned book. Finally a b&w postcard photo of Bishop in Rio.

Ishiguro, Kazuo.The Remains of the Day 8vo. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1989. 8vo., 245 pp. Publisher's black cloth boards, with title printed in white on backstrip, with illustrated unclipped dust-jacket. Like new. Signed by the author on the title-page. First edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's third book, which won the Man Booker Prize for fiction, and established Ishiguro as a major literary figure in contemporary England. A beautiful copy, from the collection of Bruce Kahn.

BUKOWSKI, CharlesRED (#41/50 signed) Burn Again Press: Holllywood, CA, 1989. Octavo, red cloth with paper label on front cover, red endpapers. pp 11. #41 of an edition of 50 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Fine copy. A single poem tribute to his pal "Red" Stodolsky who operated the Baroque Bookstore in Hollywood from 1972 until his death in 1998. The imprint is spurious. Actually published Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press. Binding: Hardcover .

McCammon, Robert RSwan Song first edition. Arlington Heights, Dark Harvest, 1989, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. With publisher's slipcase, illustrated by Charles Lang, this de luxe edition is No. 292 of 650 numbered copies Signed by both McCammon and Lang. Fine, unread.

Fix-Masseau, Pierre-FelixPierre-Felix Fix-Masseau-Bugatti-1989 Lithograph 1989 - "Bugatti" by Pierre-Felix Fix-Masseau, Unsigned Lithograph printed in 1989. The overall size of the Lithograph is 31.5 x 23.5 inches. The condition of this piece has been graded as A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling.

Weiner, Lawrence, Dieter SchwartzA suite of four items relating to ?Lawrence Weiner, Books 1968 - 1989: Catalog Raisonné' Walther König, Köln 1989 - Large 4to hardcover with a blue linen spine and paper-covered red boards with black lettering inside an offset printed dust jacket. 206 pp. To which is added a die cut and folded poster 59.5 x 84 cm (23.4 x 33") in size printed in three colors on glossy stock on recto, a die cut 14.8 x 10.5 cm (5.9 x 4.125") announcement card offset printed in color on card stock on recto, and a 14.2 x 10.5 cm (5.6 x 4.125") invitation card offset printed on recto. Text in German, English, and French. A suite of four items all relating to Weiner's catalog raisonné surveying his artists' books and catalogs created 1968 - 1989. Weiner's writings, philosophies, and ideas are eloquently expressed through typography often relying on upper case Franklin Gothic and similar bold fonts. This is designed art in the highest regard. The dust jacket, poster, and announcement card feature the phrases "Books do furnish a room" and "Learn to read art"- both powerful reminders of the importance of books and art, and the role they play in our lives. Dust jacket with trace amounts of rubbing to spine in three places, including a 5.5" surface scratch on back. A near fine example of the book with a touch of soiling to top edge of text block and light bumps to lower tips. Very good example of the poster which is folded three times (likely as issued) showing trace amounts of toning and rubbing along fold lines. A fine example of the announcement card fine. Invitation very good with a relief along the top edge from at one point being paper clipped to something else. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr IsaevichAugust 1914, The Red Wheel, Knot 1 (signed, limited edition, 1989) New York, NY: Farrar Straus Giroux. 1989. New ed. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 200 COPIES.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 854 p. O'Hara Dynasty, 1. . Farrar Straus Giroux, N.Y., 1989. Hardcover. Book (no dust jacket) in slipcase. Limited Edition. A clean and tight hardcover copy in slipcase. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 200 COPIES. This is copy no. 181, Signed by Solzhenitsyn. This is a very nice, clean copy that appears unread. The covers of the book are bright red cloth with black and gold decorations, and the slipcase is covered with black cloth. The book has a yellow satin bookmark sewn into the binding. The spine of the book is sunfaded to a light red. For some unknown reason, the slipcase of this book is too tight. I had an extremely difficult time removing the book from the slipcase, and have left it out because I am afraid that trying to force it back in might damage the book. The slipcase itself is in very good condition with a few scuffs and rubs. The book would be in fine condition, except for the faded spine and a small bit of soil on the top edge of the pages. I have no idea why it fits so tightly in the slipcase. I will leave the book outside the slipcase for shipping. More photos/scans available on request. .

HARING, Keith.Untitled. New York: Schellmann Art, 1989 - Excellent condition. Presented in a Darbyshire powder coated alloy frame with conservation glass. Screenprint on canvas. Sheet size: 20 x 20 cm. Artist's proof aside from the edition of 60. Signed by Haring on a label attached to the verso of the canvas dated 23 September 1989. With a letter of authentication signed by the publisher, Jorg Schellmann. Littmann p. 153 [Attributes: Signed Copy]

Crick, FrancisWhat Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery First edition, first printing. With a slip inscribed by the author, "for Bull, Francis Crick" loosely inserted in an archival paper envelope. Crick was co-discoverer, with James Watson, of the molecular structure of DNA, but his signature is less common than that of his colleague. What Mad Pursuit is Crick's "long-awaited" personal account of the discovery of DNA's structure; his scientific philosophy and his role in shaping the emerging field of molecular biology; and his life and scientific work in the years since. "This is a book to be read more than once; the beauty of its style masks much hard science and subtle thought. In spite of having heard it many times from others, the story of DNA as told by Crick still makes a marvelous read. A sense of clarity of thought combined with an equally strong sense of commitment and overlaid with the deep power of his thinking runs through the book" (Nanjundiah, review in the Journal of Genetics, December 1989).
New York: Basic Books, 1988. Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Minor bumps to corners of boards. An excellent, fresh copy in the jacket with minor fading of the spine panel.

Dahl, RoaldRhyme Stew London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. First edition, second printing. Signed by Roald Dahl on the front free end paper in black marker. Fine, with very light wear to spine ends and a small indentation to the rear board. In a Near Fine dust jacket with price intact though front flap slightly tripped along the vertical edge, and light surface indentations. A very bright copy.